HB 499 Louisiana House · 2025 Regular Session

TRAFFIC/VIOLATIONS: Establishes penalties for persons exceeding the speed limit or breaching construction zones and utility work safety zones under active construction with workers on site (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX)

HB 499 increases penalties for drivers who exceed speed limits or enter active construction zones with workers present. It sets a fine range of $750 to $1,000 for these violations, replacing the previous minimum of $2,000. The bill directly affects drivers operating vehicles near ongoing construction or utility work sites where workers are on-site. This change aims to enhance worker safety by raising the financial consequence for speed-related offenses in these high-risk areas.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 4, 2025 Signed Jun 8, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB499 Original HB499 Act · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill converts specific traffic penalties for speeding in construction zones and violating safety corridors from a variable 'double fine' system to fixed monetary ranges. It establishes a minimum fine of $500 for construction zones and $750 for safety corridors, with maximums of $2,000 and $1,000 respectively, and adds a new definition section to clarify what constitutes these zones.
Scope change
The bill maintains the same scope of applicability to drivers in construction zones and safety corridors but changes the enforcement mechanism from a multiplier of the standard fine to specific dollar amounts.
ENFORCEMENT

Changed the penalty for speeding in construction zones from 'twice the standard fine' to a fixed range of $500 to $1,000.

Changed the penalty for violating highway safety corridor rules from 'twice the standard fine' to a fixed range of $750 to $1,000.

DEFINITION

Added a new subsection defining 'construction zone' and 'utility work safety zone' to ensure consistent interpretation of the new penalties.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2025 · House May 6, 2025

How they voted

370
Passed
Total votes 37
Jun 2, 2025
D Democratic11
11 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican26
26 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Jun 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 39 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Jun 1, 2025
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 97, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (11-0).
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Dennis Bamburg
Dennis Bamburg
RRepublican
LA
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